Horseshoe-holder.



0 9 1 2 Q U A D B T N E T A P P". m A H n 3 4 6 6 7 0 N HORSESHOEHOLDER.

APPLICATION Hum SEPT. 2a, 1903.

NO MODEL.

Ill/Ill/Ilffll'Il/l/ Patented August 2, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HALLER, OF HOOPER, COLORADO.

HORSESHOE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,443, dated August2, 1904.

Application filed September 28,1903. Serial No. 174,961. lNo model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES HALLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hooper, in the county of Oostilla and State of Colorado,have invented a new and useful Horseshoe-Holder, of which the followingis a specitication.

This invention relates to certain improvements in horseshoes, and moreparticularly to that class known as nailless shoes.

The object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive, durable, andefficient device of this character capable of being quickly attached to,or detached from, the animals hoof and which may be worn withoutdiscomfort to the animal.

A further object of the invention is to provide a horseshoe adapted tobe clamped in position by means of a securing-strap, said strap beingadjustable to accommodate different shapes of hoot's and pivotallysecured to the shoe in such a manner as to permit the same to be readilydisengaged from the animals hoof to facilitate the removal of the shoe.

A still further object is to provide the securing-strap with a cushionor guard to prevent the accumulation of dust and dirt between thesecuring-strap and the animals hoof, thereby insuring proper contact ofthe strap with the hoof at all times.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, itbeing understood that various changes in form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a horseshoof having a shoe equipped with my improved holder secured thereto.Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing in dotted lines themanner of adjusting the securing-strap, and Fig.

3 is a detail of the securing-strap and fastening-loop.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corl responding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a horseshoe, of the usual form and construction, to the toeof which is secured in any suitable manner a plate 3, provided with anupwardly-cxtending lip 4. Pivotally secured to the lip& is a toe-strap5, provided with one or more perforations or openings 6, and to which isadjustably secured in any suitable manner, as by pins or bolts 7, asecuring band or strap 8, adapted to embrace the hoof of the animal andby means of which the shoe is securely clamped in position thereon. Thesecuring band or strap 8 may be formed of any suitable material, beingpreferably formed of a strip of spring metal bent to conform to theshape of the animals hoof, the disposition of the strap being such thatthe lower edge 9 thereof will bear against the hoof when clamped inposition, while the upper edge will remain out of contact therewith, asclearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

A strip of leather, rubber, or other suitable material 9' is secured tothe band 8, atthe top thereof, which acts as a cushion and also as aguard to prevent the accumulation of dust and other foreign matterbetween the strap and the animals hoof.

Secured to the opposite ends of the securingstrap are fastening members,preferably in the form of loops 10, provided with openings 11 for thereception of threaded pins or bolts 12, one end of each of said loopsbeing bifurcated, as shown at 13, to facilitate the introduction of thebolts or pins in said openings. The bolts or pins are pivotally securedto brackets 1i, fastened in any suitable manner to the shoe at pointsadjacent the heel thereof, nuts 15, engaging the threaded ends thereof,serving to clamp the securing-strap in contact with the animals hoof, asshown. The shoe may be provided with one or more pins or spikes 16,adapted to engage suitable holes or openings drilled or otherwisepreviously formed in the hoof of the animal, so as to prevent accidentaldisplacement of the shoe preparatory to fastening the securing l l strapin positlon.

In use the securing strap or band is adjusted vertically on thetoe-strap to accommodate the particular shape of hoof upon which thedevice is to be used and the strap or band held in position thereon byintroducing the bolts or pins in the openings 11 of the fasteningmembers, after which the nuts are tightened, forcing the lower edge ofthe strap in contact with the animals hoof and effectually preventingaccidental displacement of the shoe. A further adjustment of the strapor band may be had by tilting the same upwardly or downwardly in itspivotal connection, as shown in dotted line in Fig. 2, the pins or boltsbeing made sufficiently long to permit said adjustment. hen it isdesired to remove the shoe, the pins or bolts are loosened and thesecuring-band tilted rearwardly out of contact with the hoof, therebypermitting the shoe and holder to be easily detached.

The securing-band and fastening-loops may be formed integral by makingthe blank with a lateral extension and then bending the same downwardlyon said strap, as Will be readily understood, and instead of the pivotalconnection between the strap and the shoe a springplate may besubstituted, if desired.

From the foregoing description it will be seen I have provided a shoeand holder therefor capable of being readily adjusted to accommodateeither a straight or flat hoof and Which may be quickly secured inposition without the use of nails or similar fastening devices.

By having the securing strap or band formed of spring metal the ends ofsaid strap will have a tendency to expand and hold the same inengagement with the pivotal pins or bolts.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim, anddesire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. A horseshoe-attaching device comprising, a securing-strap pivoted tothe toe of the shoe, the lower edge of the strap being adapted to bearagainst the hoof of the animal and the upper edge thereof being disposedout of contact therewith, a flexible lining secured to the inner face ofthe strap at the top thereof, and clamping members pivoted to the heelof the shoe and adapted to engage the secu ring-strap.

2. A horseshoe-attaching device comprising, a securing-strap centrallypivoted to the toe of the shoe and having its opposite ends providedWith perforated loops, threaded pins or bolts pivoted to the heel of theshoe and adapted to engage the openings in the loops and nuts engagingthe threaded ends of the pins or bolts. I

3. A horseshoe-attaching device comprising, a securing-strap centrallypivoted tothe toe of the shoe, perforated loops provided with bifurcatedside Walls secured to the opposite ends of the strap, threaded pins orbolts pivoted to the heel of the shoe and having their free ends passingbetween the bifurcated portion of the loops and engaging theperforations formed therein and nuts engaging the threaded ends of thebolts.

In testimony that-I claim the foregoing as w my own I have heretoaifixed my signature in the presence of two wltnesses.

I 7 CHARLES HALLER.

Witnesses J. A. HEINZMAN, L. B. WALLACE.

